The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
THE PRINCE OF WALES
IN HIS RURAL HOME As AN EN8Lrsu
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN

Givtsu neiis - hts Netshbsra snd Servants
-Dsnoiss with the Far.ers Wives ens
bis chsnseruesa-rse frinessa ss ,se
rtner .. ~ 49,. s...u.'.
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R.,,a.rc,-NAn A -.r,o.n Boyy,,nr Aiiey-
The saarde. a.a srsu.ds--Catsraats Ar.
tineiai Lakes, ana Deer Parks.
wa,as on;nvs IN. art,ocia, l,fe ~ tho oourt and
tha Iondon ssason ha "a never 40 tboronoblv
his tr,,a ;n,,,i .si, ! a vban he ninoa of tina
hi, ~ "a so-,na, !. ,,or,nga a, Cocknovdom
= nd dons On. oo,,ntrv rio sor a GOOD time in bis
conn,r- homa
aardr,n on q =, urn. v.,, oho.an for tho sutura
Kina =, Ena,and =, "a ,ho tyn,oaI co,,ntr,
honao a, tha ,yn,cs, Eno,,ab connty Norfolk
"a a anor+sman,s n.r.d;sa and its shorea ara
annad nv Tho wavo. ~ tho broezv North sea-.
sondr,rnhon, ill., o,,t ~ ,ba n,a,n rairoad
biohwava an that n baa fair nrivacv vat Il IA
easilv reacbed from north and south. The
m a n aion lias a sev varda from the nrsttv road.
and Won naas throuoh a anlandid aet M
wrou Ont Iron gatoa the c,ft of the neiehbor-
inc aid citv ~ Norwicb the county town NJ
Nnrso,L Trho alta "a esvated hnt ths housa
iioa low or rather nat, on tho Rich. velyotv
,,roa,, .word .hat 10 Lon, no smooth and hricht
as q new billiard table. 1t is not at all strik-
ing in appearance. but has has good old English
style IN its cnaste simp4ehy, now WING mas
recently been added. 1t might DO mistaken
.he
o,hsrm;sa hoina ,ha ' aarasous hall
built Ing. to the Phi Prince own
taste Ihe tone o. TINS noble nal Is exceed.
nrsst do,nos WAN J", :. uos onsnsd and MANI n
ua'nss bss
Tbs prines ia the most So"ntabe countr,
squire eoneeiyable. and were It possibl. he
would have ball every night for everybody.
There are three grand formalltes In each
season-the county ball. the farmers ball. and
est and most exclusive affair in English coun-
try life; only county people" are invited. and
great arc the heart burnings that follow the
perusal of lists accepted or rejected at San
drinsham House this function is observed
with strict etiquette, and yet the poorest ooun-
try parson and the most imDscun.ous Of the
now sorely lmpoyerished gentry are not only
com. The tarmars, hall sxnlains itseI, md
many happy farmers wife resales her town
wth The Fines as pSrtnos nsf nf''
The servants ball Is neither less brilliant nor
ss at aouse 20 down to sane ne
dringham in o body. the French. Danish. and
as &c damsels from London wing with the
Snndringhnm in the arts and graces. The
Prince always leads "a with the hSusekeepsSr
perhaps the butler or cook, aud once the pom pom
followed suit with the wee mite Of q soaehman
stuckupishness. about these entertain.
ments: the host and hostess are host
way al ths time ana maee every one fes
one hairs breadth upon pro pr or FORGET
Was Of ans Ss
unlucky boor. may as well mention here the
at TSsse
are rousing affairs-plenty Of roasted beef.plum
pudding and ale;, and though many Of the
posed to royalty. they know no stint IN tn U
enthusiastic cheers for their landlord employ
,o oSd c Ss o hear oa he%
are slsss . ana lisSs,I dsseFs.sa ieS liz
facing the esrdsn: :, The famous portrait 81
sad soT sSronss ,sr
coined By old friends. The more sombre din;
orstsa selling eAs1 %s sss eaf ~ To 'soy
the billiard room, dark and solid, and from
It into the American bowling alley. with its
long inclined planes and grooves, and cush-
Toned pows high OYER all for the ladies' On the
wall opposite to the windows Is a panoramic
painting OF the scenes In the bringing home to
tho Prince. Ana there. in tho garden. Hight
facing the window. sits the great. squat bra
zen Buddha, the jolliest-looking god ever
adored by Baochanals or Brahmins. He
beams With CONTAGIOUS smiles as he sits there
fair fat, and forty tons at least.
The bowling saloon leads into large and
well-stocked Runroom. which ends that wing
Of the house. The bedrooms are furnished il
The garden is charmingiy laid out Every
here and there you get peeps into Edens Of
flowers and bowers. and now a limitless view
across tho miles Of pines and bracken to the
CLASSY sea few miles ahead. The garden and
grounds would need column to barely name
It's charms Everywhere are signs of new
knobs. and new drives cut through the vast
bracken tracts, so that as you drive about the
park you have Q constant succession OF SUR
prise views. BY and by you como all I'M
expectedly through trim Dutch and italian
garden beds into the Wilderness, o lovely
nook. bounded by trees that look thick as
iorest-a spot wherein Nature appears
to be head gardener, assisted, no doubt, BY
well-C0npaalad Tha rafraahip0 fr,a